PAINT CORRECTION Car Detailing

 Contrary to popular belief, automotive paint is not bulletproof. In fact, the day you pick up that new, shiny car or truck from the dealership, it is likely that it has been contaminated or has suffered mild paint imperfections. To fix these small scratches, swirl marks, and other problems and prepare the vehicle for ceramic coating, paint correction is completed. 

 The key phrase here is ‘process’ – paint correction goes much further than simply using a polishing pad, compound, and a dual-action polisher. There are different levels of paint defects – harder and softer paint – or specifically, clear coats, and other variables that make it difficult to 

Vehicle paint imperfections come in different sizes, shapes, and types of damage. There are also different grades of the hardness of clear coats that protect a car’s paint. Depending on the level of damage, the type of coating or paint sealant applied, or the softness of the clear coating, the repair process will require minimal or multiple steps of correcting or fixing those annoying eyesores.

In the professional detailing world, these are known as paint correction stages. However, the complete paint correction process involves multiple steps – many of which are completed before picking up a buffer,

When you drive down the road, your vehicle attracts multiple materials ranging from bugs to brake dust. 

Most vehicles are metallic, ferrous-based substances such as debris left from brake rotors and pads that tend to stick to the paint job.

This is often known as rail-dust or industrial fallout. In the end, they are the same thing – tiny specs of iron that can scratch the paint or, specifically, the clear coat.

At the source, machine polishing is intended to remove imperfections on the vehicle’s painted surface. It’s a typically completed service to prep a vehicle for a protective coating or paint protection film. The process is always customized based on the type of paint, surface imperfections, and the customer’s request.